UK industry bodies are turning on the Featured Artists Coalition after it criticised the government’s new plans to tackle online piracy by suspending people’s internet connections.”This is more than unhelpful, it’s destructive,” says Fran Nevrkla, head of royalty collecting society PPL. “We don’t understand why they feel they have the right to imply they speak on behalf of all artists and musicians. Their views are not shared by the majority.”Meanwhile, Musicians’ Union general secretary John Smith has also criticised FAC’s “blinkered” campaign: “I am disappointed they went maverick without looking at the bigger picture,” he says. And manager Colin Lester has joined the fray: “It is easy to be charitable when you are rich.”